Culture - Sports

The Cuc Phuong National Park, a famous tourist destination in the northern province of Ninh Bình, has been named “Asia’s Leading National Park” by the World Travel Awards for the fifth consecutive year.

On August 12, the northwestern mountainous Lao Cai Provincial Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with the Swami Vivekananda culture centre at the Indian Embassy in Vietnam to organize the Vietnam - India art exchange programme in Lao Cai city.

A Vietnam-Japan festival took place in Hanoi on August 12, featuring a myriad of exciting activities to celebrate the five-decade diplomatic relations between the countries (September 21, 1973-2023).

Vietnamese fighter Huynh Ha Huu Hieu has won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai International Title in the women's minimumweight class (45.39 kg).

A five-member team of students from the Hon Gai High School in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has won a gold medal at the Korea International Youth Olympiad KIYO 4i 2023.

Sotheby’s exhibition of Indochina paintings in Vietnam will take place at 17 at Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City from August 14 to 17.

The Ministry of Public Security has coordinated with the Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee to organize an exhibition to honour typical achievements and feats gained by the Vietnamese police, over the past 75 years, of practising Uncle Ho’s teachings.

70 Japanese dolls are on display at an exhibition which opened on August 10 in the northern province of Bac Giang as part of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan (September 21, 1973).

The first Hanoi Fall Festival entitled “Come to Fall in Love in 2023” will take place in the capital city from September 29 to October 1 to introduce tourism products and potential, typical craft products and souvenirs of the capital city via dedicated areas surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake.

A seminar on the value of Hue’s cultural heritages and surrounding areas has taken place in the central province of Thua Thien Hue in order to preserve the value of the Complex of Hue Monuments.

Indian Film Festival will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 13 to 15 as part of India’s Namaste Vietnam Festival.

A training center for Vietnamese billiard players was inaugurated by the Yushan International Billiards Academy in Jiangxi province of China on August 8.

According to an announcement of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the 2023 National Dance, Puppetry and Drama Talent Competitions will take place in Hanoi in August.

Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha, Miss World Vietnam 2019 Luong Thuy Linh, Miss Intercontinental 2022 Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Grand 2022 Doan Thien An, and others will participate in the fashion show entitled “Essence of Ancient Capital”, by designer Thach Linh in Hoa Lu ancient Town, Ninh Binh City on September 9.

Nearly 500,000 book copies covering various genres and topics are on display at 60 booths at Book Fair 2023 which opened in Quang Ninh Province on August 5.

A series of events will be held in late August and early September to mark the 78th anniversary of the culture sector and celebrate National Day, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

A series of cultural activities has takenplace during the 19th “Hoi An-Japan Cultural Exchange” in the central Quang Nam province from August 4 to 6.

As many as 9,000 domestic and international runners are set to compete in the Manulife Da Nang International Marathon (DNIM) 2023 which is scheduled to take place on August 6 at the East Sea Park.

Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem has cruised into the third round of the 2023 FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, after clinching an overwhelming victory over Ivan Ivanisevic (Serbia) in a tiebreak on August 4 evening (local time).

Vietnamese actress Kim B of Dem toi ruc ro (The Brilliant Darkness) won the title "Best support actress” at the ASEAN International Films Festival & Awards (AIFFA 2023) that took place from August 2-4 in Kuching island, Sarawak, Malaysia.

As many of 50 large-sized photos on friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and Japan over the past five decades are on display at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on August 3 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023).

According to the Voice of Vietnam, American-Vietnamese pianist Quynh Nguyen has won a gold medal at the Global Music Awards event recently held in the United States.

On August 2, the opening ceremony of the 8th International Festival of Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts took place at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square, Quy Nhon city, the south central province of Binh Dinh.

On August 1, the Hai Phong City Party Committee Commission of Popularization and Education held a ceremony to review the Internet multiple-choice contest "Hai Phong follows Uncle Ho's sayings".

The highlight of the Vietnam Festival “Hello Saitama” Saitama Prefecture, Japan from September 1 -3 will be the re-enactment of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations of Vietnamese people in Japan, featuring star-shaped lanterns, lion dances, and moon cakes.

Diverse activities will be held during a programme entitled ‘Experiencing traditional culture’ in August at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in Dong Mo Tourism Area, Son Tay Town, Hanoi.

Vietnamese actress, film producer, and entrepreneur Truong Ngoc Anh was the only Vietnamese person to work as a member of the judging panel for the sixth Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest), held from July 23 to 29 in Kuala Lumpur.

On July 30, a unique circus act titled Khoanh Khac Tinh Yeu (Moment of love) by Vietnamese artists Hien Phuoc and Thanh Hoa, won gold medal at the International Circus Festival held in Almaty City of Kazakhstan.

Diverse activities such as Nghe Tinh Vi, Giam Folk Song Festival, a Forum for folk singing of three regions and a street festival are being held during the Nghe Tinh Vi - Giam Folk Song Festival 2023 from July 28 to August 2.

More than 50 paintings and graphic works by 16 Vietnamese artists from Hanoi, Hai Phong, and Ho Chi Minh City are on display at an exhibition at the the Mongol Art Gallery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar as part of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of joint diplomatic ties.